Hardware refers to the physical elements of a computer. This is also sometime called the machinery or the equipment of the computer. Examples of hardware in a computer are the keyboard, the monitor, the mouse and the central processing unit.
The FOID card is issued by the Illinois State Police, who first perform a check of the applicant on the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS), an electronic database maintained by the FBI.
It is clear the FOID card has not stopped a single crime in Illinois. The card has only served to provide a list of honest people who can now be harassed by the government as they attempt to exercise their rights. Something there has got to change. If you live in Illinois it is long past time that you took action.